Luke 16:11 - Forerunner Commentary

Luke 16:11

9 “And I say to you, ^amake friends for yourselves by unrighteous¹ mammon, that when you fail, they may receive you into an everlasting home.

10 ^aHe who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much; and he who is unjust in what is least is unjust also in much.

11 Therefore if you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?

12 And if you have not been faithful in what is another man’s, who will give you what is your ^aown?

13 ^a“No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.”

The Law, the Prophets, and the Kingdom

14 Now the Pharisees, ^awho were lovers of money, also heard all these things, and they¹ derided Him.

15 And He said to them, “You are those who ^ajustify yourselves ^bbefore men, but ^cGod knows your hearts. For ^dwhat is highly esteemed among men is an abomination in the sight of God.

16 ^a“The law and the prophets were until John. Since that time the kingdom of God has been preached, and everyone is pressing into it.

17 ^aAnd it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one¹ tittle of the law to fail.

18 ^a“Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery; and whoever marries her who is divorced from her husband commits adultery.

The Rich Man and Lazarus

19 “There was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and¹ fared sumptuously every day.

20 But there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, full of sores, who was laid at his gate,

21 desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table. Moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.

22 So it was that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels to ^aAbraham’s bosom. The rich man also died and was buried.

23 And being in torments in Hades, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.

24 “Then he cried and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and ^acool my tongue; for I ^bam tormented in this flame.’

25 But Abraham said, ‘Son, ^aremember that in your lifetime you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things; but now he is comforted and you are tormented.

26 And besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, so that those who want to pass from here to you cannot, nor can those from there pass to us.’

Verse Comparison: Luke 16:11

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American Standard Version
If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true `riches'?

Amplified® Bible
Therefore if you have not been faithful in the [case of] unrighteous mammon (deceitful riches, money, possessions), who will entrust to you the true riches?

Contemporary English Version
If you cannot be trusted with this wicked wealth, who will trust you with true wealth?

Darby English Version
If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who shall entrust to you the true?

Good News Bible
If, then, you have not been faithful in handling worldly wealth, how can you be trusted with true wealth?

International Standard Version
So if you have not been faithful with unrighteous riches, who will trust you with true wealth?

King James Version
If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?

New American Standard Bible
"Therefore if you have not been faithful in the {use of} unrighteous wealth, who will entrust the true {riches} to you?

New International Version
So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches?

New King James Version
Therefore if you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Therefore if you have not acted in a faithful manner in the use of unrighteous wealth, who will entrust the true riches to you?

Young's Literal Translation
if, then, in the unrighteous mammon ye became not faithful -- the true who will entrust to you?

New English Translation
If then you haven’t been trustworthy¹ in handling worldly wealth,² who will entrust you with the true riches?³

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